Receptacle stand



1517139 A. SZYMCZAK RECBPTACLE STAND Filed July 15, 1926 I v I Patented Feb. 8, 1 927.

UNITED STAT ANTON M K; G NIA, MINNESOTA.

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Application filediuly 15, 1926. Seri'al No. 122,68 l.-

convenient access to facilitate collection of the'contents thereof, and wherein provision is made for guarding against accidental mis1' placement and consequent loss of the gar-f bage can cover. i

A still further object is to provide a'supporting rack ofthe above kind wherein provision is made for eifectively preventing" accidental upsetting of the garbage cans and for discouraging surreptitious removal thereof from the rack while permitting more ready and easier removal of the cans for emptying the contents thereof, by an anthorized person.

' throughout the several views,

Other objects will becomeapparent-as the nature of the invention isbetter understood, and the same consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown; in the accompanying drawing and claimed;

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts Figure 1 is a top plan vlew ofa supporting rack constructed in accordance with the present invention and having a single garbage can supported-thereon; I t Figure 2s a front, elevational view of the device shown in Figure 1; 5 Figure 3 is an end elevationalview there of'w-ith the garbage can removed and the can retaining'bail in" upwardly swung inoperative position, and

liigur'e 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical transverse section taken on line 4 4 01% Figure 2;

Referring more in detailto the drawing, the present invention comprises-a horizontal shelf or-platformof elongated rectangular forniwhich is supported at the re uired'elea vation by suppertinglegs' 5, and w ich preferablycomprises an open rectangular-frame 6, the openingof which is 'covered'by means of a pan supporting grille or grate-like structure, fitted and rigidly secured therein, I

which grille 'embodies a plurality of spaced parallel and rigidly connected metal str-i s 7 arranged in side by side relation as clear y shown in Figs. 1 and 4;.

- The legs 5 are rigid with the frame 6 and project downwardly fromthe corners of the frameso that a. pair of supporting legs is rovided at each end of the rack. These regs are preferably constructedof angle E PATENT: ppm-C iron, "and*the lower end of one flange of I each leg preferably extended beyond the otherflange thereof and directed inwardly toprovi-dea horizontal securing ear orofiange 8, It will thus be apparent that nails or the like may be driven through the flanges or feet 8 into supporting posts or the like for desired location; l As clearly shown infFigure 4, the frame 6 is constructed of rigidly connectedend, front and rear rails'in' the nature of angle irons disposed with corresponding flanges vertical, and the remaining flanges" horizontal and projecting inwardly from the lower facilitating rig-id securing ,ofthe rack atthe edges of the first named flanges, whereby theframe forms a seat for reception of the grille orgrate-like structure involving the plates or strips 7. "It is noted that the strips 7 are. of such width as to have their upper edges lie flush with the upper edges of the vertical outer flanges of. the rails of the frame 6 the ends, of the strips? resting upon the horizontal flanges of the end rails of frame 6' and being suitably secured thereto as by solderingor the like; For additional firm supporting of the grille, the outermost plates 7' rest upon the inner marginsof the front and rear rails. of. frame 6 as shown in Figure 'l at 9. While it has been noted that the grille may be soldered'in place, itis 0bviou's that the same'may b-ermOvablysupported inplace .if found desirable to more effectively facilitate cleaningof the rack,

The grate-like platform or grilleis prefe erably constructed bypassing securing rods or bolts through transverse aligned apertures in the plates, 7, andsuitably retaining the plates on these rods or bolts such as by heading the ends of the rods against the outer surfaces of'the outermostplates 7 as indi:

cated at'lQ, the plates 7 being maintained in uniformly spaced relation" by placing spacing sleeves 12upon the securing rods or bolts between adjacent pairs of the plates; '1 asshown. a

vThe legs 5 may be rigidly connected by a bracing strip 13 at each end of the. rack, while inclined bracing strips may be provided between the frame 6 and the legs 5 at the front and rear of the rack as generally indicated at 14. These braces are attached to the legs and the frame preferably by riveting as indicated at 15, and a similar means is utilized for rigidly fastening the legs 5 to the frame 6, as shown v j j As seen more clearly-in Figure 3, the rear legs-5 are provided with extensions which project upwardly past the frame 6 and form upright standards or posts 16, to the upper ends of which are hinged the ends of a U- shapedcan retaining member or bail 17 mounted for' vertical swinging movement As indicated clearly in the several views, the bail 17 may be swung either to. a horizontal operative position onto a verticalinoperative position and this bail is of such size that the end members thereof will project to the forward portion or front of the rack when-in a horizontal position so that the intermediate connecting portion of the bail will be disposed to extend across the front of the frame 6 at an elevation above the latter. A horizontal strip 18 rigidly connects the upper ends of the posts 16 at the rear of the rack, and it willthus be apparent that when the bail 17 is horizontally disposed, it will cooperate with the strip 18 foreffectively preventing accidental displacement of a garbage can or garbage cans off of the platform composed of the grille and its supporting frame 6, at the same time materially rendering unlikely accidental overturning of such can or cans for undesirable spilling of the contents thereof.

In order to limitthe forward and downward swinging movement of the bail 17 so that the latter is effectively supported in its horizontal, operativerposition, a post 19 is rigid with and projects upwardly from the intermediate portion of the front rail of frame 6 and has a notch 20 in its upper end for reception of the adjacent portion of the bail 17 as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. A single garbage can 21 is shown supported upon the platform of the rack, although the latter, as shown, is constructed to accommodate two of such cans if desired; As these i cans are of a considerable size and of a considerable weight when filled, it is notconvenient to removecthe cans by lifting the same upwardly when the bail 17 is in its lowered or horizontal operative position. In this way surreptitious removal of the canis discouraged, especially if the bail 17 is locked in its horizontal operative position. This locking of the bail may be accomplished by the use of a padlock 22whose bail or shackle may be engaged in aligned openings of the post 17 and the bail 17 of the rack as shown.

' The garbage collector or other authorized persons may be provided with a key for unlocking this look so thatthe bail 17 maybe swung upwardly to its vertical inoperative position as shown in Figure 7 whereby the and its other-end attached to one of the posts 1 If two cans are employed, 7

16, as shown. the can shown will IIlOIfQ'IGflClllf,bG'dlSPOSGCl near the end of'the rack where the ch am 24.

is attached to the post 16, ,anda like chain will be attachedto the other post 16 for the cover of the second can if the latter is employed. An incidental advantage of this invention is that the garbage cans will also not be blown over-from the occurrence of strono wind. as is obvious.

It willbe seen that the present rack is of.

a structuralv nature asto be readilykeptin a clean or sanitary conditiomand thecan supporting platform of the rack as well as the various other parts are so -constructed and arranged as to. involve a minimum amount of settling of dirt, dust: and water upon] the rack whereby mounting of the same outside of a dwelling'in an exposed positionis not seriously objectionable. Of course the various metallic parts may be galvanized or otherwise treated' tol prevent undue deterioration from theaction of the elements 7 .thereon.

In use, the bail 17 swung to the vertical inoperative position of Figure 3 whereupon the can 21 may be readily placed upon theplatformincluding the grille carried by the frame 6. The cover 23 may then be readily placed 'uponthe can, and the bail 17 is then swung downwardly to its horizontal operative position as shown in Figures 1 and '2, and by' dotted lines in Figure" The bail 17 may then be locked-in its opei ative horizontal position by the use. of the padlock, if desired, although locking of the bailmaynot be necessary in'some cases. When thus disposed, the can is effectively prevented from being accidentally turned over for spilling of the contents thereof, and su-rreptitious removal of the can is discouraged. The rack of course may be made of a size to receive a single can so that when only one .can is used its accidental overturning is less likely. When the garbage collector desires to remove the content-softhe can, the

bail 17 is released, if locked, and then swung upwardly to the position of Figure 3, whereupon the cover 23 is removed from the can so'that the latter may be readily slid later- 7 wardly to its operative position.

ally off of the platform for dumping of its' the rack and its cover placed in position,-

whereupon the bail 17 will be swun down- Jrarbage may then be readily placed into the can while positioned, on the rack, from time to time, with only the necessity of removing and applying the cover 23. p

From the foregoing description it is believed that the construction and operation as well'as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the in vention as claimed.

What I claim as new is A receptacle stand including a platform provided with front and rear supporting legs, and means including a vertically swinging bail mounted above the platform for releasably retaining a receptacle against the platform and having the ends of the bail pivoted to the upper ends thereof, and

means carried by the front of the platform for limiting forward and downward swinging of the bail to a horizontal operative position, said last named means comprising a rigid post having a notch in its upper end in which the intermediate portion of the bail is adapted to seat.

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

' ANTON SZYMCZAK. 

